Stuff you need to know, 4.29.24

Today’s intelligence from state and/or national reporting

“USGS study finds PFAS levels increase in Rio Grande as it flows past Albuquerque”
by Fallon Fischer and Natalie Wada, KRQE News 13
April 10, 2024

Two recent studies by the U.S. Geological Survey, done in cooperation with the New Mexico Environment Department, found the Albuquerque urban area “significantly contributes PFAS [manmade “forever” chemicals] to Rio Grande.”

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“The long path of plutonium: A new map charts contamination at thousands of sites, miles from Los Alamos National Laboratory”
by Alicia Inez Guzmán, Searchlight New Mexico
April 25, 2024

Plutonium hotspots appear along tribal lands, hiking trails, city streets and the Rio Grande River, Nuclear Watch New Mexico has found.

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“PFAS in the Rio Grande—Pollution’s Gotta Stop”
by V. B. Price, Mercury Messenger
April 28, 2024

Learning now, however, that plutonium and PFAS are in our rivers and groundwater gives a new immediacy to the dangers of pollution. In fact, it’s now glaringly apparent that New Mexico has a public health emergency on its hands.

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